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Trusted Platform Module Chip

nounid 4505·updated May 12, 2026
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A tamper-resistant integrated circuit built into some computer motherboards that can perform cryptographic operations (including key generation) and protect small amounts of sensitive information, such as passwords and cryptographic keys.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Physical0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

Restricted78%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

60%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

acronym
TPM Chip
plural
Trusted Platform Module Chips
possessive
Trusted Platform Module Chip's
pluralpossessive
Trusted Platform Module Chips'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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A tamper-resistant integrated circuit built into some computer motherboards that can perform cryptographic operations (including key generation) and protect small amounts of sensitive information, such as passwords and cryptographic keys.
NIST SP 800-1111 senseview framework →
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A tamper-resistant integrated circuit built into some computer motherboards that can perform cryptographic operations (including key generation) and protect small amounts of sensitive information, such as passwords and cryptographic keys.

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